Interesting Facts About Pollution !!!

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants
into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or
discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms.
Here are some interesting facts about Pollution :-

1. More than 15,000 people in the world die each day because of water pollution.

2. China is world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, followed by United States.

Untreated Waste from Factories lead to water pollution.

3. India is among countries worst affected with water pollution. This is
because 80% of India's urban waste ends up in rivers such as Ganges.
4. Noise pollution is one of the most neglected forms of pollution
despite causing huge environmental damage, especially in oceans.

5. For every one of the more than 7 billion people on earth, nearly four tons of carbon dioxide is spewed into the air annually.

6. Ocean acidification is one of the worst types of ocean pollution. Our
oceans are becoming more and more acidic because greenhouse gas
emissions from fossil fuels burning are constantly rising.

7. An estimated 14 billion pounds of trash, much of it plastic is dumped in the world’s oceans every year.

8. The cost of one nuclear weapons test alone could finance the
installation of eighty thousand hand pumps, giving third world villages
access to clean water.

9. Waste from livestock pollutes our water. When it rains, water runs
over fields and pastures and can carry harmful bacteria from livestock
waste to streams and provides unwanted fertilizer in streams.

11. Seventy-three different kinds of pesticides have been found in groundwater, which is potential drinking water.

12. There are about more than 500 million cars on the planet and by 2030
it is expected to double to 1 billion cars. More cars will mean even
higher levels of air pollution.

13. Huge oil spills like the recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill are among
the worst types of pollution on our planet, particularly because their
negative effects last for very long time.

Toxic Gases from Industries

14. The quality water-filtering system is good way to protect yourself
from water pollution as much as possible, especially multi-layered home
water filtering system.

15. Homeowners use up to 10 times more toxic chemicals per acre than farmers.

16. An estimated 1,000 children in India die every day due to disease caused by polluted water.

17. Over 1 million seabirds are killed by plastic waste per year. Over
100,000 sea mammals and countless fish are killed per year due to
pollution.

18. Pollution in China
alters the weather in the United States. It takes just five days for
the jet stream to carry heavy air pollution from China to the U.S. Once
in the atmosphere over the U.S., the pollution stops clouds from
producing rain and snow—i.e., more pollution equals less precipitation.

19. The Ganges River in India is one of the most polluted rivers in the
world. The pollution includes sewage, trash, food, and animal remains.
In some places the Ganges is septic, and corpses of semi-cremated adults
or enshrouded babies drift down the river.

E-Waste !!!

20. The largest e-waste site on earth is in Guiyu, China. Approximately 88%
of children there have dangerous levels of lead in their blood.

21. Globally, 15 million children under the age of five die each year because of diseases caused by drinking water

22. For 1.1.billion people around the world, clean water in unobtainable.
Almost half of the world’s population does not have proper water
treatment.

23. Antarctica is the cleanest place on Earth and is protected by strong antipollution laws.

24. Scientists report that carbon dioxide emissions are decreasing the pH of the oceans and, in essence, acidifying them.

25. A single NASA space shuttle launch produces 28 tons of carbon dioxide.
An average car generates about half a ton per month. A launch also
releases 23 tons of harmful particulate matter, which then settles
around the launch site.

So, Don't you think this we are harming ourselves and other living beings by doing so. So Don't Waste time now, Do You efforts in keeping Earth Clean and safe for us and others :)